8.30.2005

While I'm away

Well, I felt fine to go to work today although still a bit weak, but since Andrea was zonked out on the couch, sick like me yesterday, I realized that there's no way I could go in. So, in the meantime, check out some stuff that I've added to my Flickr. It's a grand thing.

Some new additions to my Fun Vinyl set (see above). And I have some new scans of some neato ephemera, like this nice pamphlet on visiting New York in the summer of 1966 (at left). I have to give major props to Andrea for finding this in a big junky box filled with maps and various ephemeral items. She knows what to look for, I must say. Nice illustrations credited to a Rudi Bass. Any relation to Saul? I dunno.

And don't forget to check out the latest in my Flickr group, The Retro Kid, as there have been some great new additions to the pool. Our most active member (with quite possibly the coolest images submitted) is Eric Sturdevant, who happens to be a very accomplished illustrator and caricaturist from Richmond, Virginia. Check out his site HERE. Keep it up, Eric! Some other great stuff from Hillary Lang and grickily, who's none other than Dan Goodsell, the dude behind The Imaginary World. I've mentioned his site before, way back in November of last year. Great site, great stuff. Worth visiting again.

Well, now I'm gonna take a nap as Andrea is up and I'm not feeling all that great. Must be the blogging. I knew I shouldn't have posted something today. What was I thinking?

Hello, Ward. This is your friend from the corridors of academia. I was interested in the record cover since I just went to Brazil. It's got that Mary Blair abstraction to it - though would Blair use those colors?"Carioca" I'm pretty sure is the name for Rio De Janeiro locals.

phillip's comment in '06 is very accurate. Update for phillip or anyone else interested in Rudi Bass, is that Rudi is back in the states after living and working in Paris for several years, and at age 94 is still a very active artist and creator. Just finished illustrating a children's book that will be published this year.

Thanks for your interest, and as time permits, will keep you updated on Rudi Bass's latest. Btw, "she's" very much a "he," born in Vienna, Austria as Rudolf Bass, where Rudolf, shortened, becomes, "Rudi."

Doc, I'm very thankful for you finding my blog and for updating us on who Rudi Bass is and what he's doing. And I'm so sorry about the gender mix-up! I guess I assumed with the 'i' at the end of a particular name that Rudi would be female. Thanks for clearing that up for me!

Definitely keep me posted and I'll do a new post about Rudi in the near future.

My grandparents were good friends with Rudi Bass. They must have lost touch because I didn't know he was still alive. They told me that he designed the current CBS logo. Verification? Any feedback as to his relation to Saul?

Alyce's comment appeared in my email account, and I replied.For anyone else interested, Rudi Bass (no relation to Saul), while Art Director at CBS News achieved international fame when he created an entirely new videofont greatly improving how we see and read print on the screen. He, himself, having been schooled in art in 1930's Vienna still does his own lettering in addition to the drawings when the creation is completely his, as in "How to Talk to a French Crocodile," an intro to French in a fun and funny book. As in all his prolific drawings and writings, they're full of his Viennese whimsy and humor.

I am currently writing a wiki on Rudi Bass, any contributions would be welcomed, such as the CBS logo question. Thanks, and hope the Rudi Fans will enjoy learning about his fascinating work and life. dv